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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 2012

Census Bureau Names Leigh McGee to National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today the establishment of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations and has named Leigh McGee as a member of the committee.

The National Advisory Committee will advise the Census Bureau on a wide range of variables that affect the cost, accuracy and implementation of the Census Bureau’s programs and surveys, including the once-a-decade census. The committee, which is comprised of 32 members from multiple disciplines, will advise the Census Bureau on topics such as housing, children, youth, poverty, privacy, race and ethnicity, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other populations.

“We expect that the expertise of this committee will help us meet emerging challenges the Census Bureau faces in producing statistics about our diverse nation,” said Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census Bureau’s acting director. “By helping us better understand a variety of issues that affect statistical measurement, this committee will help ensure that the Census Bureau continues to provide relevant and timely statistics used by federal, state and local governments as well as business and industry in an increasingly technologically oriented society.”

The National Advisory Committee members, who serve at the discretion of the Census Bureau director, are chosen to serve based on expertise and knowledge of the cultural patterns, issues and/or statistical needs of hard-to-count populations.

Leigh McGee has more than 25 years of experience as a consultant in corporate America and Native America. She is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and co-owner of two businesses, OSIYO Consulting and Council House Institute. She serves the federal government, native communities and local city government as an active volunteer and passionate advocate for underrepresented and economically challenged populations. She holds an MBA from Wilmington University in Delaware and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma.